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What are the applications of heavy-duty storage shelves in the manufacturing industry
source:www.hanming.net.cn  |  Release time:2025-12-01
       As the core equipment of the manufacturing warehousing system, heavy-duty storage shelves have the core advantages of high load-bearing capacity (single layer load-bearing capacity of 500-5000kg+), high utilization of three-dimensional space, stable structure, and adaptability to heavy-duty/bulk goods. They deeply match the full process requirements of the manufacturing industry, such as raw material storage, production turnover, finished product warehousing, and tool spare parts management. The specific application scenarios are as follows:
1、 Raw material storage: centralized carrying and standardized management of bulk raw materials
1. Bulk raw material storage (metal raw materials, chemical raw materials, plastic particles, etc.)
       Application scenarios: Batch storage of core raw materials in the manufacturing industry, such as metal sheets/profiles such as steel, aluminum, and copper, resin, solvent, and powder raw materials in the chemical industry, and granular and modified materials in the plastic industry;
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves (such as crossbeam shelves and through shelves) can carry up to 1-5 tons in a single layer and can directly store whole pallets of raw materials or large material barrels. They can be quickly accessed with forklifts/stackers; The three-dimensional layout (with a floor height of up to 8-12 meters) greatly improves the utilization rate of warehouse space (3-5 times higher than flat stacking), especially suitable for industrial plants with high land occupation costs;
       Typical value: Steel processing plants use crossbeam shelves to store bundles of steel plates, avoiding deformation and corrosion caused by ground stacking; Chemical companies use corrosion-resistant heavy-duty shelves to store sealed material barrels, isolate different types of raw materials in different zones, and reduce the risk of mixing.
2. Storage of packaging materials and accessories (cardboard boxes, packaging films, component accessories, etc.)
       Application scenario: centralized storage of cartons, foam, packaging film required for product packaging, lubricating oil, seals, fasteners and other auxiliary materials used in the production process;
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves can be divided and planned according to the type of raw materials and frequency of use (commonly used auxiliary materials are placed on lower floors, and spare auxiliary materials are placed on higher floors), combined with pallet modularization to facilitate the production workshop's on-demand use; Some shelves can be equipped with shelves to accommodate the classification and storage of small batches of auxiliary materials, avoiding confusion;
       Typical value: Heavy duty shelves are used in automotive parts factories to store packaging cardboard boxes, bolts, nuts, and other auxiliary materials, achieving nearby matching storage of "raw materials auxiliary materials" and shortening production material requisition time.
2、 Production turnover: material transfer and temporary storage between workshop processes
1. Cache of semi-finished products between processes (stamping parts, injection molded parts, assembly semi-finished products, etc.)
       Application scenario: Temporary caching of semi-finished products (such as stamped parts from mechanical processing, injection molded parts from plastic molding, and PCB components from the electronics industry) produced in the previous process of the manufacturing production line;
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves can be installed in the turnover area inside or between workshops, with a single layer carrying the weight of the semi-finished pallet (usually 500-2000kg), making it easy for forklifts to quickly transport semi-finished products to the next process; Partially movable heavy-duty shelves ensure the continuity of the production process;
       Typical value: Home appliance factories set up heavy-duty fluent shelves between the stamping workshop and the assembly workshop to cache stamped sheet metal parts. The assembly line can use them as needed to avoid process discontinuity.
2. Storage of large components and fixtures (molds, fixtures, equipment accessories, etc.)
       Application scenarios: Storage of core production tools in the manufacturing industry (such as injection molds, stamping molds, and die-casting molds), large tooling fixtures, and equipment maintenance accessories (such as motors and gearboxes);
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty mold shelves (drawer type, fully open type) can support a single layer of 2-5 tons, and the drawer type design facilitates the overall pulling out of the mold, which can be lifted by a crane/forklift; Shelves can be equipped with positioning devices and protective barriers to prevent mold collision and damage, while saving workshop space;
       Typical value: Heavy duty drawer style shelves are used by automobile manufacturers to store automobile stamping molds, classified by vehicle type. The efficiency of mold retrieval is increased by 40%, and the precision loss caused by long-term mold placement is avoided.
3、 Finished product warehousing: centralized storage and rapid outbound of bulk finished products
1. Large/heavy finished product storage (mechanical equipment, hardware tools, heavy components, etc.)
       Application scenario: Batch storage of manufacturing finished products (such as machine tools, water pumps, fans and other complete equipment, large castings and steel structural components in the hardware industry, and parts of construction machinery);
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty crossbeam shelves and double depth shelves can carry the weight of large finished products (single pallet can carry 1-3 tons), and three-dimensional stacking (3-4 layers) reduces the space occupied by finished products; Reserve sufficient channel width on the shelves for quick access by forklifts/stackers, and adapt to the bulk outbound requirements of orders;
       Typical value: Heavy duty shelves are used by machine tool factories to store finished machine tools, which are stacked according to model zones. After customer orders are placed, they can be quickly located and shipped out, shortening the delivery cycle.
2. Batch standardized storage of finished products (electronic products, household appliances, small mechanical parts, etc.)
       Application scenario: Large scale storage of standardized packaged finished products (such as mobile phone chargers, home appliance accessories, small motors);
Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves are combined with pallets to achieve modular storage, which can be integrated with the WMS warehouse management system to achieve visual management of finished product inventory (such as inventory quantity, storage location, and outbound records); Through type shelves are suitable for storing large quantities of similar finished products, with a space utilization rate that is 20% -30% higher than that of beam type shelves;
       Typical value: Heavy duty shelves for electronic equipment factories+WMS system management of finished products, achieving automated linkage between orders and shipments, improving inventory accuracy to 99%, and increasing shipment efficiency by 50%.
4、 Special Scenario: Customized Storage Needs Adaptation for Manufacturing Industry
1. Cold chain/constant temperature environment storage (food machinery, pharmaceutical equipment, precision components, etc.)
       Application scenarios: Finished products or raw materials that require constant temperature/humidity storage (such as precision components of medical equipment, stainless steel parts of food machinery, sensitive components of electronic components);
Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves are made of stainless steel or treated with anti-corrosion, suitable for humid environments in cold chain warehouses (-20 ℃~10 ℃) or constant temperature warehouses; The structural design has no hygiene dead corners, is easy to clean, and meets the hygiene standards of the food and pharmaceutical industries;
       Typical value: Stainless steel heavy-duty shelves are used in pharmaceutical equipment factories to store precision components, ensuring component accuracy in a constant temperature warehouse and avoiding corrosion caused by moisture.
2. Storage of hazardous chemicals (chemical, coating, pesticide and other industries)
       Application scenario: Storage of flammable, explosive, and highly corrosive hazardous chemical raw materials or finished products (such as paint, solvents, chemical reagents) in the manufacturing industry;
       Adaptation logic: The heavy-duty hazardous chemical shelves are made of corrosion-resistant and anti-static materials, with partition isolation design (different types of hazardous chemicals are stored separately), equipped with explosion-proof lights, ventilation devices, and leak trays, in compliance with hazardous chemical storage regulations;
       Typical value: Heavy duty hazardous chemical shelves are used in paint factories to store paint raw materials, separate oily and water-based paints in zones, collect possible leaked liquids on leaking trays, and reduce safety risks.
3. Supporting automated production lines (smart factories, unmanned workshops)
       Application scenario: In the automated production line of intelligent manufacturing industry, raw material/finished product storage is matched with AGV robots and automated three-dimensional warehouses (AS/RS);
       Adaptation logic: Heavy duty shelves are designed with standardized dimensions to meet the automatic access requirements of AGV robots; Part of the shelves can be integrated into an automated three-dimensional warehouse, which can automatically replenish raw materials and store finished products through the WMS system without manual intervention;
       Typical value: The battery production workshop of a new energy vehicle factory is equipped with heavy-duty shelves and AGV robots to achieve automatic transportation and caching of battery raw materials, increasing production efficiency by 30% and reducing labor costs by 50%.